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Saarbruecken New Synagogue

"A new Jewish community in Saarbruecken, founded in 1946, inaugurated a synagogue (with 430 seats) on Beethovenplatz in 1951" Nurit...

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Saarbruecken Liberal Synagogue

"In 1888, after much deliberation, the community decided to build a synagogue in St. Johann; construction commenced that year and,...

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Saarbruecken

First Jewish presence: 1321 (see below); peak Jewish population: unknown; Jewish population in 1933: 2,400 The first Jewish presence to...

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Ottweiler Cemetery

"[The community established] a cemetery on present-day Maria-Juchacz Ring (consecrated in 1842)...In 1945, the cemetery was restored;" Heike Zaun Goshen...

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Ottweiler Synagogue

"We know for certain, however, that a synagogue was inaugurated on Schlosshof in 1803, and that it was moved to...

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Ottweiler

First Jewish presence: 1723; peak Jewish population: 170 in 1843; Jewish population in 1933: 70 A private Jewish prayer room...

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Neunkirchen Synagogue

"a synagogue, built on the ruins of a Renaissance castle, in 1865 (renovated in 1921/22)... on Pogrom Night, and the...

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Neunkirchen

First Jewish presence: 1776; peak Jewish population: 234 in 1925; Jewish population in 1933: 211 The Jewish community of Neunkirchen...

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Nalbach Synagogue

"1854, when a synagogue was inaugurated in Nalbach (at 17 Mittelstrasse). Although the synagogue burned down in 1890, it was...

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Nalbach

First Jewish presence: 1591; peak Jewish population: 68 in 1858; Jewish population in 1933: 24 (10 in Diefflen) The earliest...

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Merzig Cemetery

"The town was home to a Jewish cemetery (consecrated before 1748 and enlarged in 1904 and again in 1910)...On Pogrom...

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Merzig Synagogue

"[The town was home] after 1842, to a synagogue on the corner of Rehstrasse and Neustrasse...On Pogrom Night, the synagogue...

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Merzig

First Jewish presence: 17th century; peak Jewish population: 223 in 1846; Jewish population in 1933: 200 Merzig authorities closed this...

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Illingen Synagogue

"The community consecrated...a new synagogue, with a schoolroom and an apartment for the teacher, in 1859 (at 11 Hauptstrasse)...On Pogrom...

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Illingen

First Jewish presence: 1717; peak Jewish population: 270 in 1910; Jewish population in 1933: 107 Illingen Jews were able to...

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Homburg/Saar Synagogue

"The community consecrated... a synagogue in 1862 (6 Kosterstrasse)...On Pogrom Night (November 1938), SS men demolished the synagogue’s interior and...

Added Feb 05, 2020